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MINSK, 10 August (BelTA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated member of the Belarusian national weightlifting team Yauheni Tsikhantsou on winning a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.
"Thousands of fans were waiting for this success and believed in you. In the competition with the world’s best athletes, you demonstrated high skill, steel-like character, and graced the Olympic podium,” the message of congratulations reads.
The head of state expressed confidence that the successful performance of Belarusian weightlifters at the Paris Olympic would serve as a good incentive for coaches to continue their fruitful work.
Aleksandr Lukashenko wished Yauheni Tsikhantsou strong health, peace, wellbeing, and new victories for the glory of Belarus.